Since Indianola offensive lineman Keegan Render committed to the University of Iowa in June, the Hawkeyes have added a number of other commitments. That includes a childhood friend, Ben Niemann, who switched his decision this past weekend to match that of Render.

"I liked it because me and Ben were friends back in elementary school. It is a small world that we are ending up at the same college."

The relationship goes back a long way according to Render.

"We are really good friends and we hung out. We were on the same youth football team. I was the center and he was the quarterback. We had a tight connection since we were young."